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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,USA

Member Since:

Sep 25, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

All running accomplishments are Post Teenage Years:

17:06 5K--Murray 2014

16:58 5K (aided)--Running of the Leopards 2010

34:41--10K Deseret News 2018 (aided)

1:16--(aided) Hobble Creek Half 2009

2:43--St. George Marathon 2012

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub 2:50 Ogden Marathon

Sub 17:00 at Draper 5K

Long-Term Running Goals:

Sub 2:40 Marathon

 

Personal:

Married to Elizabeth (she got me running in 2003). We have three boys, Lucas (12) , Sam (8) and Ollie (5).

Many years ago, I read that the AVERAGE male is capable of a 2:40 marathon.  I decided to test that theory.  I began running in 2003 with Top of Utah as my first marathon (4:24).  I need 3 more minutes.

"Life is short...running makes it seem longer."--Baron Hansen

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34.05
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6.05

Recovery run from house to Sugar House Park.  It took several miles before my legs began to work again.

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4.50

Short run from house around Liberty Park.  Legs feel a little more recovered today, so will try to do a good run on Wednesday.

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5.00

Marathon pace work on the track at East High School.

I drove the Pocatello marathon course yesterday evening.  The second half is going to be challenging.  The course actually starts on the East side of I-15 then runs south of Pocatello before following the highway north back into town.  I had no idea of this by looking at the course map!  Here is a quick overview:

The start is rural and steep.  It will be hard to hold back the pace the first 3 miles.  It probably drops a total of 600 feet the first 5K.  Also, I believe the road is open to traffic, but you really need to cut the tangents on all the curves up top.

There is a slight out and back at mile 7, but not much of a climb.  Also, a nice hill around 10.5 that stretches for 0.2 miles followed by a steep, short climb up to Inkom road around 12.25 (0.1 long).  Most of the course elevation drop ends at mile 13.5.  At this point you follow the freeway north back into Pocatello.

From mile 14-20 there is little shade as you have RR-tracks on your left and I-15 highway on your right.  Several rolling hills on this section between miles 15/16 and after mile 19.  There is a good drop at mile 17.5 to the 18.0 mile marker.

At mile 20.5 you go under the freeway and up a long hill (0.4).  This will be undoing of most runners.  Once you reach the top you are now on 5 lane highway!  You won't leave the 5-lane road until mile 25.5 where you turn into the park.  There is also a gradual 0.4 hill after mile 23.  This will be a very hard section.  You can also see the road for a very long ways!

The finish is at Ross Park and is heavily shaded.  It looks like a great place to finish, but is flat.

I'm excited to run the race next week and hope it will be fun.  It seems very comparable to Top of Utah, but it has some very long road stretches on the second half (places where you can see the course for miles).

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Total Distance
7.00

Run from house to above Hogle Zoo (Kennedy) then MP back home.

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11.50

Met the group at the Porter Rockwell trail early this morning.  I ran the first 5-6 mile easy, then the remainder at MP pace. 

I volunteered to drive the Sag vehicle after my 11.5, but had an issue with finding REVERSE in a Coach's old Toyota 4x4 truck.  It was pretty aggravating and embarrassing.  The 4x4 gear selector was labeled on the upper transmission control, but it was actually for the bottom gear selector...a little detail that took me 15 minutes to figure out.  So, I spent 15 minutes trying to get 2H, 2L and 4L into REVERSE!  I missed the runners on the next to last Sag stop and felt horrible.  So, here's some good info for the next SAG driver of Coacc's truck:  Use the gear selector labeled 4-WD (also the BRAKE light stays on all the time).

PS: Coach Bill recommended 5/4/3/2/1 of 200's five days out before my race in Pocatello.  I will give this a try starting Sunday.

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34.05
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